Saturday, April 19, 2014

I'm Crazy About Mini Quilts and Instagram!

For the past few months I have been busy making five graduation quilts,
one for my daughter and one each for her four good friends. These are large lap quilts and each quilt is different so, needless to
say, I've been busy! To give myself a break I have started making
mini quilts. Here are three I've made recently.

Mini Dwell

This is a mini Dwell, designed by Camille Roskelley and you can find it on her Thimbleblossoms site.
Isn't it adorable! And so easy to make. I used a charm pack of Bonnie
and Camille's April Showers and a fat 1/8th from Bonnie and Camille's
Scrumptious line to make this, along with some Kona white. So simple
and it went together in a flash. I cut, pieced, quilted and bound this
in just one morning.

Mini Swoon

This is a mini Swoon, also by Camille. I used Bonnie and
Camille's Scrumptious and Kona white for this. The pattern calls for eight fat 1/8ths - so it's a great way to use up your stash. I enjoyed making
the Swoon block so I made a single of the original size, below. This block measures 25" square so I plan
to quilt it, bind it and hang it as a small wall
hanging.

25" Swoon Block

Are you on Instagram? You should be! You can follow these cute quilts, and more, on Instagram. You can see my quilts, blocks and more when you follow me @julieqquilts. On Instagram you can follow these cute minis by searching the hashtags #dwellalong, #minidwellalong, #swoonalong, #miniswoonalong...you get the picture. Some of my favorite quilters to follow on Instagram are @jaybirdquilts@thimbleblossoms and @quiltingismybliss. You can find a lot of inspiration on Instagram so check it out!

Have you joined the mini craze? What mini quilts have you made lately? I hope you're inspired today!

About Me

I love everything and anything to do with quilting and sewing. I lived in NY for 15+ years and moved to the midwest Summer 2012. I started sewing again and discovered a whole new world of fabrics, designs and patterns.